Emmys 2012

I know this is late, but there wasn't really a whole lot to talk about. Apart from Modern Family there were no real winners that I was interested in...and none of the people I REALLY wanted to/or thought deserved to win, did not.

Jimmy Kimmel wasn't a terrible host, but he wasn't really very intestering. In fact they should just let Amy Poehler host - her little thing with Julia Louis Dreyfus was the best part!
The other funny thing I liked was the Modern Family clip with the girl that plays Lily being a monster on set...very amusing!

I really though Elizabeth Moss and Amy Poehler were robbed for awards this year. I felt like it was their year...no such luck.

Anyways...thats pretty much all I have to say on Emmys 2012.


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Carlie

Its Back Baby!

Finally my tv is coming back. With Parenthood, Grey's and Private Practice all returning this week, along with Suburgatory, Modern Family and Unforgettable.

I have missed Parenthood like crazy. The road trip was hilarious. I love the Bravermans. I loved the stuff with Kristina and Max. It was good to see him face consequences. But I though Zeke was a bit out of line, sometimes he really annoys me.
Have I mentioned how much I like Joel?! He's always to be counted on for a laugh as an outside observer of the Braverman clan.

Grey's was great, picking up where we left off last year. I loved the stuff with Christina and Teddy, I felt bad for Teddy not knowing that he was dead, but worse for Christina actually...because hiding the truth from her for all that time was heartbreaking. Big YAY for Meredith and Derek getting baby Zola back!!!! I'm interested to see how this all goes.  -Wish I cared more about Bailey, but she's become kinda boring. And I just wish Jason George was still busy with Off The Map...I liked him much better on that show. Alex was going a little nuts, but I like it. Can't wait till the alternate reality ep coming up, should be SO much fun.

PPP was great, well a lot better anyways. Although the start of the ep really made no reference to the end of the previous ep which felt kinda cliff-hanger-y with Addison and a pregnancy test...it seemed lazy not to tie up that loose end. I REALLY don't care about Addison and her baby anymore. It has just become too annoying and rushed. I did LOVE Charlotte and Sheldon at the shooting range. I love when Charlotte does something kind of out there....but nothing beats her renovating Cooper's bathroom in season 3. However....Charlotte has become the wise person on the show with all the advice....when did that happen?! and can she ever get her edge back and find the funny - Charlotte and Amelia used to be outspoken and funny...but they seem to have lost that, I hope they can find it again. Violet and Addie being BFF's is weird for me....they seem to have done that to fill in the gap left by Naomi...who I now find myself really missing. I wish there was more with Violet and Cooper...they've spent hardly any time at all together this year. Also Violet and Pete make me sad. I don't LOVE them like I love Charlotte and Cooper, but I like them together, and after all their history I was enjoying them being a proper couple...but I guess that's tv for ya.
I don't like Jake. I don't like Cooper's kid. I am glad that Sam and Addison finally broke up. -Oh and yay Cooper and Charlotte finally had sex....or what looked like it was leading to sex...(Its been 9 eps without them even referencing it, and that seemed really wrong for those 2).
Oh and best part of the ep? - No Erica!!!

Almost all is right with my world....but lets see if I can manage to fit it all in...its going to be a crazy week this week.


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Carlie

Friday Night TV Madness

So because I was out Thursday night I was a day behind on my tv. But since I was A) pathetic & B) exhausted, I had no plans Friday night and was able to use that time to catch up. The Friday shows took ages to download, so while that was annoying, it made it easier.

Suburgatory was quite good. Ana was a bit scary, but in a good way. Lol. -I really liked Tessa's party dress!
Modern Family was ok, but I think I've stopped caring about that show. Its just not as funny anymore.
Revenge was pretty good, glad it was back again. And wow, Ringer just keeps getting more and more twisted. I love it!
Bones was good. Nice to see Daisy in it again. I thought I didn't like her, but she's pretty entertaining.
Community was very lame. I didn't care for the ep at all. -Gotta say that Jeff dressed up as The Dean, I swore he looked just like David Cross from Arrested Development.

Parks and Recs. SOOOOOO good. But I must have been tired, cause the stuff with Leslie and Ben at the end made me cry....and then very very happy!!!!
I gotta say, I know Amy Poehler is funny as heck, but she has really nailed the dramatic stuff this season!!!!
And YAY for Ann, and decent Ann too! When did Ron become Andy's dad?

Private Practice took its time downloading, and so I didn't get to watch it till Saturday lunchtime. But it was SOOO worth the wait. The first hour was awesome, the intervention thing was done really well. Caterina Scorsone did a fantastic job. I also thought it was good to see Charlotte's reactions to things, like not voting on giving Amelia drugs and knowing that she was lying through her teeth - given her drug history and friendship with Amelia!
It was good to finally see Addison step up and take a little responsibility for Amelia. It really was Addison, Charlotte...and apparently Sheldon's place to take on Amelia...as they are the only ones that were friendly, but it was good the others were there to help...an allied front is always good. -I still think it sucks that they never called Amelia's mother and brother in...maybe in the future.
-Sheldon is starting to freak me out...he's old enough to be Amelia's father, so any relationship there is just wrong...plus he's already been with Violet and Charlotte...how big of an office slut is he?!

There were a few funny moments, like Amelia chanting for drugs, the riddler convo, and Violet and Pete cracking up on the kitchen floor.

The 2nd half was good, but a little odd....like Violet and Addy being friends...its seems weird. Plus Charlotte is now on the outside. -I miss Violet and Charlotte with martinis.
Violet and Pete make me sad. I wish they'd get over their crap....cause they can't split...that'd ruin the show!
Cooper missing his kid's play was soooo predictable...poor Charlotte having to go without Cooper and sit in the front row...(still funny picturing Charlotte King playing video games...). I liked Charlotte's crack at Addison "10 miles of bad road" (whatever the heck that means), and Violet telling her off...it was a nice little flashback to the good old days....when Charlotte had spunk.

I guess its good that Jake got a little more backstory, a convenient tie-in too. But I just don't like him. I miss Naomi. Something feels wrong this season...and it can't be just that Naomi is gone, cause she was never there that much anyways....I'm still thrown by the fact that its been 9 eps and Char and Coop haven't mentioned sex once....what happened to these people?! lol

Oh...one more thing....did they actually celebrate a holiday/event in PPP?! They've never even referenced holidays before...and also....since when can Addison cook?! But it was still nice.


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Carlie

The TV Has Returned!

So all the FOX shows were back this week, as was Parenthood.

Tuesday night saw a good ep of Parenthood, but I am SO over Jasmine. She needs to go or get back with Crosby.
Poor crazy Kristina, it's not too much to ask for a little bit of family time is it?
Still loving the adorableness that is Mark and Sarah. Pity it's not going to last.

Enjoyed Raising Hope, but I still don't know if it's up to the quality of last yeah. A least Shelly was back in it this week. There is not enough Sabrina either.
Still on the fence with The New Girl. I liked this ep better, but it's still not great.
Glee was also not great this week. The songs were meh and the stories were annoying. Yay for Idina, but that thing with Shelby and Puck was semi icky.

Liked Revenge this week, having the real Emily Thorne turn up was interesting. Looking forward to where that goes. Also, Declan is annoying and stupid.

Modern Family, Up All Night and Suburgatory were ok, but not great. - Community also sucked.

Parks and Rec was good, yay for Ann (all 5 seconds of her) - and Ann and Leslie at that! But the stuff with Leslie and Ben just makes me sad. Which is odd for a comedy. But they are just too cute together.

Bones is back baby! Plenty of cute stuff, especially the scene with Angela, Hodgins, Cam and the baby. Adorable! Booth and Bones as a couple is weird, but good. I'll adjust.

Grey's was good this week, I really enjoyed the Heart in a Box/Magic 8 Ball thing, it made for good Christina stuff. The whole Mrs O'Malley turning up was kinda strange, but good. I liked the reminiscing about George -which doesn't happen a lot when characters die/leave. -Points for mentioning Izzie once. Mark and Jackson's Bromance is too funny. I am really enjoying the Mark stuff lately, he's more interesting when he has no life.

PPP was good, but weird. It worries me when Addison is leading the comedy and light hearted storylines. Amelia had entertaining stuff...including waking up the stranger in her bed. But the rest of it was a downer. Charlotte's flashbacks to the origin of her pill problem was kinda strange, and not just because of the REALLY bad dark wig they had on her. Anyone remember when Charlotte was fun? I miss building a bathroom Charlotte, and dress up in crazy outfits Charlotte. -And can Addison even acknowledge Amelia already?!  Speaking of....the whole Sam helping pick out the sperm donor is just wrong on SO many levels. Sorry Sam, you gotta go!

And that concludes last week's tv. Tomorrow will bring a whole new lot of awesomeness and probably some crappiness too.

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Carlie

A TV-Palooza

So this week I've powered through a few shows, with less nights out and less on tv making it possible to fit more into my tv week.

Parenthood was good this week -as usual. I liked that it was mostly all about the adults, its refreshing. But I'm not liking the Seth storyline - mostly cause I am sure it will be the end of Jason Ritter's character - Mark and Sarah are doomed! Drew and his girlfriend are adorable, and yay for Drew getting his own storyline...finally making up for the lack of Drew in seasons 1 and 2! BIG yay for Joel standing up for Sarah to Zeke. Who knew he had it in him!!!!
I found the Cee Lo thing annoying. But it worked for the storyline I guess.

Finally got around to watching last weekend's SNL. Overall it sucked, it wasn't that Anna Faris was a bad host, but the sketches were kinda boring. The only one I really liked was the one with the girls singing!

I got around to the second ep of Revenge earlier this week, and had watched 3, 4 and 5 by Friday night! I'm hooked! Its a great show, and I'm glad Emily VanCamp got her own show, they never did enough with her in Brothers & Sisters in the end. Madeleine Stowe is both awesome and scary as Victoria...who knows what she's got going on. -I'll have to thank Vicky for telling me it was good, and getting me interested to watch it in the first place, as by the preview it looked terrible....go figure!

I'm worried about Downton Abbey. It's becoming way too soapy for my liking. But I'll keep watching for now. Making Matthew unable to walk could get really boring after a little while.

This week's Modern Family wasn't bad, maybe it was the no Lily that made it better.
Suburgatory was weird this week. I love when they have lots of Ana Gasteyer, but the scene where she kept saying 'Wicked' messed with my head - Ana being one of Broadway's Elphie's.
Up All Night's flashback ep to Amy's birth was good. But I hope they don't do stuff like that too much cause it might get old, and mess with my timeline of the show.

Finally finished the special features of Parks & Recreation season 2. But I've got a whole stack of dvds I need to start watching that I ordered from Amazon a while ago! Raising Hope arrived last week, I'd totally forgotten about it, but it's going to the bottom of the list.

Grey's Anatomy was pretty boring this week....why is Meredith delivering babies?! If she's gonna play with babies, she should at least be doing surgery on them - Addison Montgomery style! -Also the pink scrubs did not suit her!   April found a more authoritative tone for her voice...necessary I guess. Alex is being a complete doush! I used to like him, but now he's just mean and awful to everyone.   The only part of the ep I really liked was Mark and Arizona going cooking crazy! Who knew Mark would end up being my fave male character on that show?!
-I'm wondering when they'll get around to a crossover ep with the PPP...maybe Derek can come visit his little sis....and yell at her for drinking again. Addy is clearly not taking care of her properly.

Speaking off....Addison and her baby thing just gets more and more annoying. I'm all for Addy having a kid, but can she just end it with Sam already...that's just stupid.   This week's ep was lacking in Amelia, but at least Charlotte got to do a bit more than glare. I still don't like this new Cooper storyline...At least someone finally did a paternity test....guess the kid is sticking around now...boo. I wanted a Charlotte and Cooper baby -which I imagine either won't happen, or will be a long while off. It was so sad when Coop was getting all excited while telling Charlotte...a little tact might have been nice, it seemed like he was rubbing it in. The phrase 'Poor Charlotte' came to mind many many times during this ep. - And talk about waiting...they've been married a few months and he needs a kid already...seriously Coop....IDIOT.
-Also points for using the phrase "Mini Cooper".
Meanwhile, Pete is becoming extremely unlikeable. He's being an ass. He needs a shrink that ISN'T Sheldon! Sheldon needs a vacation from these people!!! Last year he was helping Char and Coop, now its Violet and Pete.     
Oh and can we talk about the renaming of the practice, Seaside Health and Wellness....terrible terrible name, but crazier still, is that they kept the same logo, just redid the name....why even bother?! -Also they gossip so bad, they clearly learned nothing from last season. -And can Violet get her job back already?!


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Carlie

TV Triumphs and Fails

So this week was the first cancellation of shows that I was watching. Free Agents with Kathryn Hahn got the axe. I'm okay with that, I liked it, but thought it really should have been a lot better. So at least that's one less show to watch each week.

Parenthood was great this week, with Max and Jabbar fighting over Max making him sit with him at lunch. Good storyline. I also like Drew and his girlfriend, cause its so adorable. And yay for more Sarah and Mr Cyr....or whatever his real name is. I could have lived without the Zeke storyline though...ick

I loved the Grey's 'Boys ep'. It actually worked really well. Although the fact that they all spent most of the ep building Derek's deck was a little odd. But Sloan and Derek fighting over Avery...and the Chief (cause he will always be The Chief) helping out Alex with an excuse for being late....were pretty funny. Overall I didn't hate it at all, like I thought I would.
-Oh and Sloan letting baby Sofia role off the couch and under the table was kinda hilarious. And that geek being in love with April was adorable...till she didn't know of Hobbits.

PPP was okay, but not as fun as the 1st ep of the season. Cooper was being stupid! How many times is he going to get into trouble?! - But I did like the little call-backs with his attempts at Charlotte's password. He's lucky Charlotte is a good problem solver, otherwise her job could have been on the line!
Amelia has apparently moved into Addison's house and Addison has moved in with Sam...so I guess that's one way of saving on sets. Amelia is sober, she's gonna get to cut....and so now she's drinking again....Boo. Bad Amelia. And Poor Violet...she's stuck - not being able to work and dealing with a grumpy Pete.
Still not loving Pineapple Guy...or Fiji Guy as I think we are now calling him. Maybe he'll grow on me. I'll try to like him better. -I think my fave scene of the ep was Violet and Sheldon gossiping about him and Addy.
-I also forgot to mention that it was weird watching last week's season premiere without Ness...since we have watched the last 3 season prems together. - not to mention pretty much all the eps from the 2nd half of last season. But I'd adjusted by this week.

P-Rex was hilarious as usual. I loved that Leslie was born in Eagleton....but I saw that coming the second they said she wasn't born in Pawnee....Chris Pratt was hilarious!!!!!!
Community was weird this week...too much Chang...and it was super creepy!
Modern Family was good, but Cam and Mitchell's storylines are getting annoying.
Up All Night was good again this week. I'm definitely loving the show, but would probably still okay if it got canned.
There were also 2 eps of Raising Hope this week for some reason. The Tuesday ep was a bit meh, but the Wednesday ep was awesome! I love Sabrina!
Oh and Melissa McCarthy was HILARIOUS on SNL! Loved it!

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Carlie

Thursday Nights Are Alright!

So I'm so happy to have my Thursday (Friday, Aussie time) night tv back! Grey's Anatomy's 2 hour season premiere was awesome. So Meredith went crazy...and hid the very very super adorable baby Zola when the social worker was onto the fact that Meredith and Derek were separated. Alex helped...and seems to have sorta smoothed things over with the gang. Oh and there was a giant hole in the ground! That was cool.

Community is still weird, but likeable. There's always something that's entertaining about it. -And so far there is plenty of Annie, which I like! Last week's ep with Britta in the cage was HI-larious! I couldn't stop laughing!

Having been watching seasons 1 and 2 of Parks and Recreation on dvd over the break, I was a little unsure how how things ended last season...but I quickly got back up to speed. The scenes with Ben and Leslie were toooo cute....I really like them as a couple! I hope they don't keep them apart!

Private Practice was back last week. FINALLY! I was going crazy...luckily I had season 4 to keep me sane. I finished the last ep before watching the first ep of season 5 -which I LOVED by the way! Charlotte was being very cute...she found the funny again! Amelia cracks me up, even when she's drunk and bleeding! Awesome! I liked the refs to the last 2 season finales with death and tragedy for the gang...and it was refreshing for Addison to not be responsible for saving any lives for once! She just got to hang with the cutest little boy on tv Lucas. -I totally have a baby crush on him! Poor Cooper...bad doctoring Sam...look around before yelling CLEAR! Oh yeah and Pete is okay...but we knew that'd work out.
-So overall I didn't miss Naomi at all....which is a little sad. Benjamin Bratt's character turned up right at the end....and I gotta say, I'm not on board with him yet. Especially since he's jumping into the middle of the credits, between Tim and Paul, in my book that's not so cool, to get higher billing than characters that have been there 4 seasons already! But maybe Shonda will make me love him! Who knows, but so far season 5 is off to a great start!


In other non-Thursday night tv news - I gotta talk about the Weeds finale....cause ooooo that was an awesome way to end it. It works as a series finale, or as a season finale....its about time someone tried to blow away Nancy. She's getting to big for her boots!
Oh and also....The Big C finale! I sorta saw the end coming, but when it clicked right at the end...I burst into tears! It was so sad. Enough with the ultra sad season finales!!!!

Ep 2 of The New Girl wasn't much better...I hate to admit that I don't think I'll be able to love that show. I do love Free Agents - which means it'll get the axe...but its not THAT good, that I would be overly upset. Up All Night was better last week too! But way too many SNL people for 1 ep!
Modern Family is a bit bleh these days. Its lost something....
I watched the first ep of Suburgatory - its not terrible, and could be good. We'll see.
I also thought the season premiere of SNL with Alec Baldwin wasn't THAT great, and wasn't that funny overall.
Idina Menzel was back in Glee last week - that was awesome, but I'm still not sure about Glee as a whole. It could go either way at this point.
And lastly, I got a major kick out of all the short jokes in last week's ep of Raising Hope! I do love that show to pieces!

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Carlie

TV IS BACK!!!!

Some of the shows started up last week, and some started this week...and some don't start till next week, but its all coming back now and I'm feeling good.

Parenthood started back last week...and there were some HILARIOUS dancing scenes. They brought back Adam and 'the fever'. They've also brought back Jason Ritter, who I just love, and him and Lauren have really good chemistry!

Yesterday I watched new Glee and Raising Hope (and Parenthood and The Big C) on my fancy new WD TV live media player...which is SO awesome. Got it last weekend, and it plays everything...even the stuff I download off youtube! It'd be fun to watch Puppy Love on the big screen!
I was worried about Raising Hope being less good now that Hope was growing up...but she's still pretty cute. The ep wasn't great, but still good, and I bet will get better.

I'm not sure what to make of Glee. I was prepared to hate it. But I was impressed with all the Emma...which I'm taking to mean - that's all we get for the whole season. Rachel is still kinda annoying, but overall I didn't HATE it. The songs were kinda cool, and there may be hope yet. I dunno...I won't call it quits just yet - Idina Menzel will be back in it next week, so I have NO CHOICE but to keep watching for now anyways.

Modern Family started out okay, the holiday to Wyoming was weird, but entertaining. New grown up Lily is both cute and freaky at the same time...which worries me. But at least she has expressions! We'll see how things go.


Then there are the new shows.

The New Girl - Not sure about it. I love Zooey, but her character seems like she could get annoying on a weekly basis. But I'll keep watching.

Up All Night - I loved the pilot. Ep 2 was not as good, but there were plenty of laughs to be had still. Maya Rudolph is AWESOME! (duh!)

Free Agents - I know I should kinda hate it, but I LOVE it. It makes me laugh. Kathryn Hahn is hilarious! The others are pretty funny. Hank Azaria is great too! Anthony Stewart Head weirds me out though.


Tomorrow sees the return of P-Rex, Community and Grey's Anatomy with a 2 hour premeire...so no PPP till next week, but I'll cope. -Season 4 arrived today!



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Carlie

Emmys 2011 Verdict

Well I wasn't that excited for this years Emmys I must say. I wasn't sure about Jane Lynch hosting....but she was actually pretty good...and WAY better than the last time FOX hosted them - anybody remember that round stage with the people sitting ON the stage itself? TERRIBLE! But I would have rathered had Jimmy again.

My fave fave fave part was the Lead Actress in a Comedy pageant! When Amy Poehler rushed up on stage, I almost died of laughter! And then when the rest of them got up...it was just pure awesomeness! I would have loved any of them to win...I am SO glad that Melissa McCarthy (or Sookie St James as she will always be to me) won....I love her, even though I don't watch her show....but I kinda wanted Amy Poehler to have her turn! Maybe some day she will win. I also was rooting for Martha Plimpton, but she'll get more chances...just look at Kristin Chenoweth!!!
-Also I totally vote that those 6 ladies host next year's Emmy's. They'd be unstoppable!

I feel bad for the people in the categories with Maggie Smith and Martin Scorsese...your odds are pretty damm slim! 

I was also excited to have such a large SNL presence at the emmys. Kristen, Seth, Andy and Lonely Island, Lorne, Jimmy, Amy and Tina....its weird seeing Seth out and about now...and getting interviewed on the red carpet.

While I have been grizzling about the PPP and Parenthood not being recognized this year - when they really really deserved to be, I did give them points for at least including them in their drama show clips - PPP especially, cause it never gets as much attention.

As for the Red Carpet - I wasn't stunned by any of the dresses particularly...nobody really stood out this year.
My faves are all just people I thought looked really nice. Aubrey Plaza looked really pretty all dressed up...she cleans up nice when she's not April. Jayma Mays looked really nice too. I even thought Amy Poehler looked good in her blue number...or maybe there's something wrong with me. -Oh and I was disappointed in Dianna Agron this year, she's normally one I LOVE for fashion, but she still looked nice.

The interviews all sucked too, except for every Amy Poehler and Will Arnet one! Those two should have a talk show someday...or you know...host an awards show.

So overall....yay for the Modern Family awards! yay for Julie and Ty...I loved that Phil and Claire got awards...and that the show won. Yay for Mad Men...but maybe next year a different show will win, starting to get sick of those two hogging all the awards!

That is all.

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2011 Season Finale Scorecard

Overall I must say nothing was fantastically awesome. There were no HUGE cliffhangers, no screaming at my computer/tv, no rivers of tears, no big deaths or accidents. It was a rather relaxing, almost boring finale season.
I’ve decided to do a little summary of the finales, and rate them on a 1-10 scale - 1 being lame for a season finale (but not necessarily as an ep) and 10 being absolute awesomeness.

These are my shows...in no particular order....

Parenthood – After a big cliffhanger in the pen-ultimate season 2 ep with Amber in the car accident, we spent the finale dealing with Sarah and Amber’s relationship, and wrapping up a few storylines like Jasmine and Crosby. Heading into season 3, we have Joel and Julia wanting to adopt, and a huge bomb drop (that I saw coming for a good deal of the finale), Kristina is pregnant...so that’s gonna get interesting!
Season Finale Rating: 7/10
Season Rating Overall: 8/10 –just as good, if not better than the first season.

Hopes for next season: I hope to see Sarah continue to grow professionally. I hope Amber takes some of what happened to her and moves on in a good direction. –If she is serious about some sort of study, I’d like to see her take classes at community college or something.

30 Rock – TGS is winding down for summer. Liz heads out to the Hamptons for her summer break Tracy’s there to ruin it all. Not a whole lot else happened. Jack turned Kenneth into his wife.... I did like that scene at the end where they all end up in the same place in Central Park. Overall it was lame, boring and not even that funny. But it did have some good guest stars.
Season Finale Rating: 4/10
Season Rating Overall: 7/10 – Much more interesting and funnier than last season.

Hopes for next season: Well you never know where they are going to take this show, but I’d like to see Liz find her way a little more...especially if it ends up being the final season.

Raising Hope – The finale was not my fave ep this season, but it was still good. We flashed back 5 years to an 18yold Jimmy, with a very different look on life. We saw glimpses into the pasts of our other characters too, from Hope’s mother, to a geeky Sabrina who turns out had a crush on Jimmy and never knew it was Jimmy because of the costume! – So I’m looking forward to see where they take these 2 next season. I want them to get together, but at the same time...it’s fun watching him being absolutely hopeless.
Season Finale Rating: 6.5/10

Hopes for next season: I hope they this show stays strong in its second season, some shows don’t. I’d like to see Sabrina and Jimmy together...but then it might ruin it, so maybe not. I also hope they bring Shelley back – I like the singing!

Community – I liked the first part of the 2 part finale better, but the 2^nd half and actual final episode of season 2 was excellent. Paintball continued - changing themes to Star Wars and the gang were able to score the win for Greendale with Pierce saving the day. Best part was that Chang didn’t speak in the ep! No idea where we are headed next season, but I’ve learned to expect everything and nothing from Community!
Season Finale Rating: 8/10
Season Rating Overall: 7/10 –Still strong this season, although some eps really sucked, but the great ones made up for them.

Hopes for next season: My only wish for this show is that it can keep up the good episodes, and limit the bad or boring. I also hope for less Chang – but I doubt that’ll happen. Bring back Troy and Abed in the morning – that was great, or at least other stuff with Troy and Abed.

Parks and Recreation – Not a fantastic finale, but entertaining enough. Comedy shows these days don’t seem to do anything huge for finales –or maybe it is just that they don’t know they if they are coming back next season. I liked the final ep of season 3. The Lil Sebastian funeral was weird and funny. I liked the lead in for a potential new job for Leslie and also the introduction of Ron’s first wife who I’m very much looking forward to see who is going to play her.
Season Finale Rating: 7/10
Season Rating Overall: 7/10 –Not as strong as season 2, still strong though - just needs to figure out how to keep Chris interesting.

Hopes for next season: I hope they do something more interesting with Rob Lowe’s character...he’s not my fave, and tends to get boring at times. Maybe get Chris and Anne back together. I also hope that Leslie and Ben don’t get annoying. I think they are cute, but in a show like this it could get really annoying really quickly!

Grey’s Anatomy – Overall kind of boring. Last season was awesome, but huge and not possible to top, so I wasn’t expecting that much. They announced that April was Chief Resident, and Teddy and that guy (Scott Foley) became an actual couple – not that I cared one inch about that storyline...I thought they’d kill him or something. Oh yeah, and BIG news - Christina is pregnant, and she's not interested in having kids! And they split up the main couples, so I guess we’ll see if they get come back together, or split for good.
Season Finale Rating: 5/10
Season Rating Overall: 7/10 –Had some low points, but still a great season.

Hopes for next season: Part of me hopes Christina sticks to her guns –I don’t see her with a baby at all. I also don’t really care about her and Owen either. I hope Meredith and Derek can work things out – but it Patrick Dempsey is leaving after season 8, I hope they handle things well. I’m still torn over whether I can accept Grey’s Anatomy without Ellen Pompeo if she decides to leave too. I don’t like Lexie enough or thing she has enough depth to serve as the title character. But at the same time, I don’t want to say goodbye to Arizona or Mark or others. –Although Mark should totally go to LA :P
I’d also like to see Alex get it together again. I am sick of him going from jerk to good guy and back again. I like him a lot when he’s decent. I also hope he and Meredith can become friends again.

Private Practice – Overall probably one of the better season finales of the group – if only for the cliffhanger ending! Poor Pete! Also they said goodbye to Naomi and created lead ins for next season. I’m looking forward to seeing what changes next season, whether they will change the office/s or just the general organization and name. However, this is the least stressful season finale this show has had (season 1 doesn’t count), the last 2 seasons had majorly sad and stressful finales.
Season Finale Rating: 8/10
Season Rating Overall: 8.5/10 –This has been probably the best season of the PPP so far. They brought out all the stops and had very few filler eps. Let’s hope next season can be just as awesome!

Hopes for next Season: I hope to see Amelia come through her troubles (but I’m assuming not before some serious damage). I also hope Addison takes notice of Amelia’s troubles. I hope to see Amelia get her own life and own place. I hope to see Sheldon get a life too! Charlotte and Cooper will always need some kind of drama – maybe a new place and/or more kid discussion. As for the practice itself, I’m looking forward to seeing where this new regroup takes them all –but I hope not too much changes. I also hope Benjamin Bratt’s character is likeable, and does not take over too much from our other characters, some don’t get enough attention as it is!

Glee –Big New York episode with the gang in town for Nationals....however this show has thrown all rationality out the window, and had the gang still writing their own songs the day before the competition – hard to respect them, or want them to win when they don’t really try. Of course they didn’t win, but they had some good times. Hard to knock the ep, just on the fact that Rachel and Kurt sang ‘For Good’ from Wicked ON the Wicked stage at the Gershwin Theater! Won points for not letting the guest stars take over, but lost points for not letting Mercedes sing EVER, and not making me care if they won or not.
Season Finale Rating: 7/10
Season Rating Overall: 6/10 – Sorry Glee, but you’re quickly starting to lose my respect and adoration. I still will keep watching for a while, but I’m just not feeling the magic that those early season 1 episodes had. Bring back the smart, and use your talent!

Hopes for next season:  I hope they figure out the balance of actors better. I hope that Mercedes and Puck get far better treatment, and that attempt to bring back the smart and dark quality it had in season 1. But I fear it has gone too far into teenland to be what I want it to be.

Modern Family – Kinda boring in my opinion. Jay had a birthday, everyone was organizing their presents...blah blah blah. It wasn’t even that funny for a regular ep –let alone a finale, very disappointing!
Season Finale Rating: 3/10
Season Rating Overall: 7/10 –Good season, nothing huge stood out for me this season though.

Hopes for Next Season: I hope they can keep this show fresh, and keep up the comedy. They’ve done well so far. I’m hoping for great comedy from Luke, Gloria, and Phil!

 

The Good Wife –Probably one of the better finales this year. Alicia and Peter are split – loving it! Alicia and Will are finally trying things out – LOVING it! The case was semi interesting, and we’re leading into next season with Peter back as States Attorney  - so its going to be really interesting to see how that works with him against Alicia in court!
Season Finale Rating: 8.5/10
Season Rating Overall: 8/10 –I think I actually enjoyed this season better than last! I liked having less Peter, and the stuff with the firm was awesome!

Hopes for Next Season: I hope that they make me like Kalinda again...she was getting annoying by the end of the season. I liked her better before all her past came out. But I loved the stuff with Bond and the others at Lockhart Gardner. That takeover was pretty cool! I hope they keep that stuff interesting next season...and as usual I hope that Diane gets a few more comedic moments, because Christine Baranski is SO funny! As for Alicia and Will...well time will tell how that’s gonna work out next season!

Brothers and Sisters – Well it’s a little unfair to rate this one against the others, as it turned out this was the last episode of Brothers & Sisters we will ever get. But it served its purpose. Sarah’s wedding was fun. Tommy showed up, as did Paige and Cooper. Sarah made peace with Brody, and Nora closed the episode talking about family. While there were many loose ends left behind, it still left me feeling satisfied with its ending – as one can when the writers didn’t know it was ending. While this was one show I was okay with letting go, I imagine come September, I’ll still be expecting it to start up again. I hope the cast can find good projects to move on with in the not too far off future.
Season Finale Rating: 8.5/10
Series Finale Rating: Hard to rate, not one of the best finales ever, but a lot better than some of my other shows that have gone off the air! But I’d give it a 6.5-7/10.
Season Rating Overall: 5/10 Sadly, I did not really enjoy this season. I didn’t love last season either. One reason I’m glad that this series came to a close – it was turning way too much into a soap opera...and it was walking at thin line from the beginning. –I miss Tom Skerritt! I will miss Sally Field on my tv each week though!

 

So that was last season, can’t wait to see what the new season will bring. New cast members, new sets, and who knows what people will do to their hair over the summer – long, short, different colored, who got a good tan –its always fun to see how relaxed and rested everybody looks those first few eps back!

More importantly, hopefully I won’t have to say goodbye to any more shows for a while. It was a good year, not a great year of TV, and hopefully next year will be just as good, if not better!
Till then, I’ve got my summer shows to tie me over, and then there are my many dvds. I might have to pull out one of the classics for a re-watch – especially if I don’t get a job anytime soon!

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Carlie

More Finales, and a Little Fun

So I spent the start of the week catching up with last week's shows. And then there we said goodbye to Glee and Modern Family for this season.

Just when you think you know what is going on with United States of Tara...a whole new twist comes along! Geez! Looking forward to seeing where they take this brother other...is mighty disturbing. –Poor Chicken!
I'm sad that it has been cancelled and won't get a 4th season, I hope they ended it without cliffhangers and such.

Now onto In Plain Sight:  

LOVE this show. Last week’s ep (ep 3) was awesome! I loved all the references to The Princess Bride. I LOVE that movie to death! Haven’t watched it in a while, I’ll try to find time this week to do so.  The refs to Casablanca were funny too. I have never seen Broadcast News so I didn’t get those refs.

Great ep, very funny –especially Marshall eating candy while watching the ‘movie’ at the end was adorably hilarious! But my god could this storyline have paralleled Mary and Marshall anymore?! I wonder if they are ever gonna hook up Mary and Marshall?
-Rachel Boston’s character isn’t annoying me anymore. I don’t hate her, I just got sick of her being everywhere at once back in the day.

So since most other things I watch have finished up for the season, I thought I’d use this opportunity to get up to date with In Plain Sight and get this week's ep. Its my fave early week show.
But OMG, Weddingpalooza just never ends!  But yay for more Josh Malina!...did he even speak though?!

-The stuff about 24 was hilarious! As was Stan’s working people throughout Albuquerque in order to kept that women from being discovered.
-I want to hate Marshall and Abigail as a couple....but I kinda can’t.

Now onto the big Glee Finale: New York Style. 

So overall I was kind of sucked into the glory that is New York City and what wonderful moments this episode had. But while I haven’t enjoyed Glee as much in a long time, I acknowledge that there were many flaws with this finale.

-Firstly, I LOVED that Kurt and Rachel snuck into the Gershwin Theater and sang ‘For Good’ on the Wicked stage. I could not have squealed or giggled more...I may have even gotten a little teary. But then again, ‘For Good’ always makes me cry! I loved the love letter Glee has going with Wicked. I loved that Kurt was Glinda, and Rachel was Elphie –naturally. That was just simple, beautiful, and also a big moment for Glee.

-I like that Rachel and Kurt realized their futures are in NY. I like that Rachel admits she’d have to choose NY/career over love/Finn if it came to it. –As it should be, but I like that she realized that.

-I loved the little Patti Lupone cameo.
-Liked Quinn’s haircut.

-I liked that the guest stars didn’t take over, they did their little cameos and were done. Even Jesse was not annoying me and taking the spotlight.

-Fave songs were For Good, My Cup, and Light Up The World. The others were nothing special. 

Now...What I didn’t like:
-I hated that they went to NY without anything prepared. They hadn’t even written their songs with mere days to go –they didn’t deserve to win! And I didn’t like the Finn/Rachel duet –which I thought they weren’t doing solos only group numbers...I guess duets don’t count. I did like the group number – however, I can’t believe Mercedes didn’t get a part! What does that girl have to do to get to participate?! Maybe if they let her sing lead they might win. I can’t believe Brittany got to sing way more than Mercedes.  Also is Puck ever gonna get his edge back?

-New York looked kinda empty...there were obvious scenes were there was nobody around –like at the TKTS booth in Times Square –that was always packed with people when I was there. -They needed extras! And also if you were looking for it, you could see dozens of people standing behind barriers in the background of some scenes.
-I hated the Belle Notre thing...it was stupid.

-I hated that Emma showed up but didn’t say anything... at least Sue didn’t even show up!

-I hated that Will decided not to go on Broadway...the kids were going on summer break, he was out of a job till next year anyways! That part was just super dooper lame!

I guess I disliked a lot more than I liked, but I still enjoyed this ep. But they have to do something with Mercedes already, and not just make her and Sam a couple - although I don't hate that.

Lastly, Modern Family had their finale tonight, and overall it was really boring. They were all mixed up with other family members, doing things for Jay’s birthday. But I just found that the ep fell flat. I’m a little disappointed, I’ve come to expect far better from this show!

So that's it, all my regular season shows have wrapped up. I haven't caught up on Cougar Town yet, but I'll get there. The Good Wife had a pretty good ending too in my book! Looking forward to where the take that next season. 

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Carlie

New Stuff - YAY!!!!

Finally caught up with all of last week's stuff, I was able to enjoy some new episodes of my shows this week!

I actually enjoyed this week’s episode of GLEE, despite hardly any Emma...they have really ruined her character/storyline. She used to be funnier too! I also liked it in spite of Jesse St. James. I did like the silly like about Jesse St. Jerk though. And he’s not annoying in a terrible way either I guess. I did find him entertaining – the judging stuff was silly, but kind of funny.

I loved the songs they did, well maybe not LOVE, but I really really liked them. I loved that they did ‘Pure Imagination’ from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory. I love that song. The whole Sue’s sister storyline was okay, not great, but okay. Sue has really been destroyed as a character too.

I also found myself liking Terri...so maybe I’m just really off this week!

The auditions thing was kinda great and stupid at the same time! Firstly, it seems wrong that they are so unprepared one...count it people, one week away from Nationals. Seems like they should have been set and practicing by now! I did like the auditions though. I liked that the real competition fought it out. It was great to get to hear Mercedes sing – she never gets much of a shot on this show. Didn’t like Santana’s song – but that’s cause Amy Winehouse isn’t really my style. But I loved the other three. I love all the songs from Gypsy, but I didn’t remember that song from Funny Girl...but I liked it –Rachel does know how to really do a Barbara number!

Raising Hope ended their first season this week too. They did a cool little flashback that showed what Jimmy was like 5 years earlier. It was hilarious to see him in that weird-ass makeup and outfit! Little Sabrina was adorable with her braces, and Shelly and Mike made appearances too.
I’m so glad that they got picked up for season 2. I love this show.

Modern Family was good this week too. It was nice to have some quality Alex time. She never gets much to do. Jay having botox was kinda funny, but not as funny as Cam falling into the pool and running into the door!!!!! –But does that little girl(s) that play Lily ever smile?! I don’t think I’ve ever seen them make an expression!

I’ve finally got around to catching up on The Good Wife this week. I watched 3 episodes tonight, and will watch this week’s season finale on the weekend. It was weird having Martha Plimpton’s character pop up again, but I do love her character. She’s a lot of fun. Then in the next ep I watched – Mamie Gummer (of Off The Map) made her 3^rd appearance on The Good Wife. I adore her character. She’s so funny and really plays with the other characters. I hope they bring her back next season...seeing as she’s not busy anymore. –Still a little sore that Off The Map is not coming back next season, but I’m sure I’ll get over it. There’s a lot of new stuff to get into next season by the looks of things!!!

The finales of Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, and Parks and Recreation are on tomorrow. Its gonna be sad to see them go, but hopefully not as traumatic as last year!

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Carlie

Last Week/This Week

So this is this week's discussion of last week's episodes of the following shows. I don't mind with most of them, that I don't watch them the same week they air, but I can't wait till the day I am not restricted in when I can watch things!

Brothers & Sisters: Firstly I hate that I’m a week behind, I had sorta become accustomed to being semi up to date with the bigger shows this season. But due to limited internet data, I saved room for Glee and Raising Hope instead.

Secondly, Tyler!!! I always liked her. Its kinda cool that they brought her back, even after all this time. -wonder if she'll stick around. It's cool that her and Justin are in such different places now as before, might be good for them!

The whole Brody thing is still annoying the heck out of me. I don’t even really know why it bothers me so much, but it does. I did LOVE the flashbacks to a young Nora! That girl did a great job of playing a young Sally Field!

And sorry Sarah…so sick of weddings, not caring at all….what are the odds that Paige and Cooper will even show up for the wedding?! Oh and yay for Kitty finally coming back!

Also Daniel is not in the running for cutest tv baby. He’s not that cute!

Moving onto In Plain Sight -Man I’ve missed this show! Its sorta an out of sight, out of mind kinda show. But now its back and I remember how awesome it is!
Top Moments-Marshall sitting in Mary’s newer car with his head sideways because he was too tall for it was hilarious! I love Marshall!
-Loved Mary’s I do not ‘heart’ new guys sign! See…awesome!
-Yay for plenty of Joshua Malina…and I like kinda-grown up Brandi!

-OMG. Mary is totally gonna shoot that new girl! Heck, I’d shoot her too! And Rachel Boston is back. I thought I’d lost her finally from my shows. She used to be everywhere for a year or so. Now she’s back again. Oh well, I’ll live. But she’s SO annoying!

Nurse Jackie is not as good as it used to be, but still entertaining.  But I got the weirdest déjà vu about that Kelly guy, and the conversation about his name. Did they do that in season 1 or something? Cause that’s how it felt…or it feels like a dream I might have had. Its freaking me out!
-Loved the conversation with the old couple about Jersey Boys the musical!!!

Still enjoying United States of Tara in it’s 3^rd season. I do miss the credits though, I used to hate it, but it became likeable, and now I miss it. Figures! –I’m loving what they are doing this season with Tara and her contract between the alters!

Well I won't be watching much of anything this week...might be able to get Brothers & Sisters by the end of the week, but not Glee or Raising Hope :(  -I'm also really far behind with The Good Wife.
I've got some SNL to watch this week at least...oh yeah and last week's Modern Family.

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Carlie

Family Time

So I was dying to watch new Parenthood from last week, and it didn't disappoint. But enough with the car crashes! I’m stressed out enough by them with Brothers & Sisters season 4, Private Practice season 3, and Grey’s Anatomy. –At least it finally made for a good segway into credits!

Adam and Kristina were so cute in the kitchen when they were discussing things…like why Adam would think about another 15yold girl's clothes.

Yay Drew was finally back!...but he didn’t do a whole lot, but at least he was there. Amber…oh Amber…you tiny messed up person. Poor Sarah, in one week she manages to get pulled down by her daughter’s mess of a life, and also gets her play accepted into a thing…

Poor Joel…he’s Crosby’s bitch! This is the problem with having a fixerman in the family…they get stuck doing everything. Also Sydney and Jabbar’s handshake was SO cute! Totally worth their only being in it for that.
Can't be many eps left now, which sucks. I'm not ready for finales! Also they haven't officially been picked up for season 3 yet, and that stresses me out!

On to Brothers and Sisters. YAY its back on, with 2 eps! OMG I actually had to pause the 1st ep after Kitty started explaining what goes on in her fave ep of Full House cause I was laughing too hard! CRAZY!
And points for actually mentioning Sarah and Luc’s wedding and wedding plans! Private Practice never mentions Cooper and Charlotte’s impending nuptials...and their wedding is coming up fast!Sarah’s dancing was excellent! I love the Sarah and Kitty stuff, they hardly ever do sister stuff. – But what is with all the handshakes/bumps this week?! Gotta work on my own!
And Kitty at the restaurant with Seth was AWESOME!

I’m also coming around to Olivia…which doesn’t bode well…cause as soon as I start liking people, something happens.

Part 2 -It was weird going from an ep with Kitty, to an ep WITHOUT her. Felt wrong.

Yay for old school Nintendo!!!! I loved Justin's 'things to do before I'm 30' list.

Um…Jayne Brook as Scotty’s mother still weirds me out, she seems way too young to be his mother. Also…the way his mother was acting was freaking me out!

And poor Saul. But Jonathon freaks me out...I don't know what it is about that guy, he's odd.Overall It was a great ep though. Wedding plans, birthdays, etc.  Brody seems to be sticking around, which is interesting.
I don't know if its me, or Community is slipping, but I didn't love this weeks ep - maybe cause it was  Pierce centric...Modern Family was funny. I loved the van thing....Phil and Claire always make me laugh. The concert was pretty funny too...like Luke being stuck up in the air! Not the best ep, but still good.

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Carlie

Saturday Night TV

So because my family’s internet plan sucks (meaning we only have 25gb to use between 5 fairly heavy media users, and we have already used over 30% in a week), I found myself waiting a day later to download all my TV this week. I also had to make a choice to leave some things till much later, including The Good Wife. So instead of Thursday, I download Mr Sunshine, and Modern Family on Friday, intending to watch them Friday night. But I was busy watching other things and ended up leaving them till Saturday night, which became ‘TV Night’. Since I wasn’t meeting up with Ness this weekend, I couldn’t wait for Grey’s and the PPP, so I downloaded them for myself. –I must say I found it amusing that I was downloading Private Practice for the first time near the end of season 4….but anyways….

The Footy was on in my house, so in order to avoid the crazy, I was settling in for the night with my 4 tv shows. I started Mr Sunshine…which I later realized I should have watched Modern Family first (technically it airs first), but since I’m used to watching Mr Sunshine earlier in the week, I started with that one. But about 6 minutes in I got interrupted by someone playing guitar really loudly outside my door - so I did other things till he was finished.

I kinda hate to admit it, but Mr Sunshine seems to be getting a little better each week. I actually found myself not HATING Alice this week, and hating Alonso a little less too. I loved Crystal’s tweeting, but it made me wish Allison would tweet more….or at all. It was fun to see Matthew Perry playing tennis – this show really is half just about using the many talents of Matt Perry and Allison Janney that don’t get shown off too often. Overall it was a pretty good ep. Poor Roman, but it was so sweet when he got to spend time with his mum. –Also, I don’t even hate the “Mr Sunshine…yay” thing anymore. It keeps getting stuck in my head!

Followed that up with the hilarious Modern Family. Oh how I have MISSED Modern Family! YAY Nathan Lane was back! I love Nathan Lane, and the gay guys were so funny, and I did love Jay mixing with them.
Didn’t get too fussed over Luke’s UP story with the old man next door, but it was nice for him to have his own storyline! It was much better than Haley’s babysitting story.
I’d really love to go back and watch the whole of Modern Family from the beginning again, I’ll have to buy it on dvd at some point.


Then it was on to Grey’s Anatomy…OMG….I just kept yelling at Callie to put on her seat belt because I knew what was coming, and was watching with my eyes half covered! Next week’s musical ep is gonna be very interesting and probably pretty sad! Not that I believe they are getting rid of Callie, but I don't expect it to be easy to watch anyways.
Prior to all this however, the ep was quite fun. One of my fave things was the gang decorating the onesies. Meredith’s big squiggly blob thing was great. “Are you still blind?!”. I loved Alex’s scrubs one, and Cristina’s heart. Very cute, and fun scene. The whole Stark and April thing grosses me out big time! Ick!
I wish I cared more about the Adele thing…I mean, I do care…but not that much really. I like that the Lexie/Avery thing is not too in your face – other than their making out…but I can deal. I don’t love ‘em, don’t hate them at all. I’m good.


It was a little weird not watching Private Practice with Ness, having done so for the last 4 eps or so. I kept thinking of things out loud – although I find I tend to do that anyways.
I found a few of the stories to be kinda similar to old storylines…like Addison thinking she was pregnant…made me think of Charlotte in season 2. The storyline with the wrestling kid – made me think of that runner girl in season 1. All different in some way, but still not overly new stories.
It took me a little while to notice that Naomi wasn’t there in the big group scene…cause I was too focused on the very complicated cup on tea Charlotte was making in the background. (cutting lemons and all....) But I do love group scenes, group kitchen scenes tend to be mandatory in each ep these days, I’m trying to remember an ep that didn’t have one recently.
Anyways I was just thinking about Naomi, (and how Audra said she wasn’t going to not not be in anymore eps, and now she was MIA) when Amelia popped up and I realized I had forgotten all about her, and felt bad. I’ll blame it on the fact that I’ve been watching older PPP before she was there. But I’m so glad I can count on her to make me laugh. She almost always comes through! I loved the “Auntie Amelia”, she sounded almost British.
Speaking of which, my biggest peeve with this ep was Alex Kingston’s (Dr Elizabeth Corday of ER) American accent…what was THAT about?! A therapist couldn’t be British? I’m not a big fan of fake accents…just imagine how weird it would be if KaDee didn’t get to use her real accent! I just don’t really understand how the accent HAD to be American, but it weirded me out anyways.
I like parties though. I liked Violet’s dress. I dunno about Sheldon dating the evil reviewer lady Marlo Tompkins (or Marlo Thomas as I heard every time!). He seriously needs to date someone NOT related to the practice, maybe she’s as far away as he can get! Also…SO over the Addison baby drama. Sam doesn’t want a kid, and is still too hung up on Naomi to be in a real relationship with Addy. I’m not saying I don’t want Addison to get her kid, but maybe she should just adopt one or something…maybe if she was in a proper relationship, or something…I dunno.

Looking forward to next week’s ep, directed by Mr Paul Adelstein himself! I hope we see some signs of wedding plans soon though….only 2 more eps to go, you think they might bring it up in some way. I’d like it to be ‘real’, organized…a little less spontaneous than the other 2 weddings this season. –Its become a season of weddings.


I'll catch up on the rest of the Thursday night (US) tv this week, and the other shows I'll get off Ness when I see her. Its not that I'm in a huge hurry to watch them, but its driving me crazy that I have to limit myself because everyone else is using more. Expect a post on this in my other blog at some point!


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Carlie